RE: Questions for Seneca owners
We have a 2006 34SS and 4 kids. Below are points in no particular order of what we have experience with:
The cab over bed is a must. Besides sleeping two of them, it makes a good storage area for all the other stuff they have.
We have thermal pane windows - now I consider them a must.
Upgrade the suspension to help with the drive. Henderson has Kodiak upgrades.
We have a KVH satellite dome on. Love it. No experience with the Winegard. Nothing better than camping in the rain and watching a little TV, which we have done a lot this year.
Skip the ice maker. Takes up space and is one more thing to break.
RE: towing a car with a Class C
I did both - towed a 23 ft trailer to the Grand Canyon and back to Nebraska. It was tiring, especially the strong cross winds that seemed to blow all the way back to NE.
This past summer I drove our Jayco Seneca to NY towing a CRV. Not even close in terms of ease and stress as driving the Seneca was a breeze compared to pulling a travel trailer. (in the interest of full disclosure I did upgrade the suspension on the Seneca).
Figuratively speaking, driving the Seneca is a two fingers on the steering wheel experience compared to white fisting it with the trailer. Also making the trip more relaxing was due to the Duramax diesel chugging along at a low rpm as compared to the Suburbans gas motor that had to run at a much higher RPM. I set the cruise control and away we went; 4 kids, the wife, and dog.
RE: New Jayco Seneca 34SS
Congrats! You will enjoy it immensely.
I have a 2006 34SS and love it. It did have handling/sway issues until I had timbrens installed. Now it handles like a VW (almost).
The privacy curtain that came with mine was inadequate so I ordered an Easy Curtain (www.easycurtain.net). Highly recommend it.
The awning will probably come preset that when you extend it, it will be straight out. It can and should be adjusted downward so that rain runs off of it, and it will provide greater shade.
I have not worried about the spare, figuring I will have to get roadside assistance anyway if I have tire problems.
The only other things I installed were MaxAir covers and a satellite dish.
RE: Jayco Seneca Super C awning
I have a 34SS and am able to angle the awning way down (second notch from the end). I have had it out during rains of biblical proportions and the water just ran off without the awning buckling. I sit outside and enjoy the rain without getting wet - a perfect camping scenario.
